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DHQ Moves To Harmonise Court Martial Procedures

17.12.2024

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday said plans are underway to harmonise court martial procedures across the services in line with the nation’s justice system. The Chief Defence Staff (CDS). Gen. Christopher Musa, said this yesterday, at the opening of conference on Rules of Procedure, substance abuse and sexual orientation in the Armed Forces of Nigeria...

SEDC: Onuigbo Commends Tinubu, Kalu For Reversing Years Of Igbo Relegation

17.12.2024

The Chairman, Security, Climate Change, and Special Interventions Committee on the Governing Board of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), Sam Onuigbo, has said President Bola Tinubu deserves special thanks for the South East Development Commission (SEDC). Onuigbo also commended the House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu for his role in the setting up...

Why I Decided To Invest In Education –Seriake Dickson

17.12.2024

Erstwhile Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson yesterday said he decided to invest in education to develop the human mind. The Hensard University Chancellor said this at the maiden matriculation ceremony of the institution based in ToruOrua in the Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. The representative of Bayelsa West in the Senate said: “The...

Tinubu Appoints 8 New Perm Secs

17.12.2024

President Bola Tinubu has appointed eight Permanent Secretaries in the federal civil service to fill existing and impending vacancies in some states and geopolitical zones. According to his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the appointment was the second set of eight Permanent Secretaries appointed by the President, following those appointed last June from Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi,...

N’Assembly’s Committed To Oversight Functions –DSP

17.12.2024

Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin has reiterated the commitment of the National Assembly to oversight, describing it as the bedrock for democratic governance. Barau made the comment in a statement signed yesterday in Abuja by Ismail Mudashir, Special Adviser to the Deputy President of the Senate on Media and Publicity. Speaking during the 7th annual...

Sen Kalu Bags ‘Best Constituency Devt Award’ For 3rd Time

17.12.2024

For demonstrating consistency in erecting infrastructure projects within his Senatorial District, Abia North Senator, Orji Uzor Kalu, has won the Senate Press Corps Award on Constituency Development for the Third time. The All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator emerged overall best among 108 of his colleagues to clinch the coveted prize at this year’s edition of...

ASUU, SAZU Reach Agreement, Ends Strike After 2 Weeks

17.12.2024

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sa’adu Zungur University Branch, has suspended its two-week strike action. The union announced this in a press release signed by its chairperson, Comrade Auwal Hussaini Nuhu, and issued to journalists in Bauchi yesterday. According to the statement, the decision to suspend the strike was taken at an emergency...

Ohanaeze: Forster Dialogue, Cooperation Among Nigerians, Atiku Tells Ozichukwu

17.12.2024

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on the new PresidentGeneral of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Nze Ozichukwu Chukwu, to lead the organisation with a spirit of renewal and unity. Atiku in a statement by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, urged Chukwu to foster a dialogue that will strengthen the bonds of understanding and cooperation for a...

IFA 2024: LG Leads With Smart Home Appliance Solutions

17.12.2024

In commemoration of IFA 2024, LG Electronics has introduced its latest range of energy-efficient home appliances, designed to reduce power consumption and address Africa’s unique energy challenges. According to the firm, the appliances align with the African Union’s Agenda 2063 goal of transitioning to a green economy in line with the global push for sustainability....

Edun: N13trn Budget Deficit To Be Financed Through Borrowing

17.12.2024

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, yesterday said the N13 trillion deficit in the N48 trillion 2025 budget would be financed through borrowing. The minister disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The total projected revenue...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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